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Show Etruria in History In ancient geography Etruria was a division of Italy, north nnd west of the Tiber and west of the Apennine mountains, and including the valley of the Arno. Modern Tuscany and the northern half of the province of Rome cover about the same territory today. Etruria proper contained a confederation confedera-tion of twelve cities, each of which was independent. The people of Etruria, called Etruscans, were tlis most advanced of any In Italy before the rise of Itome. They had a highly developed political organization. They were at tbe height of their power about. 500 B. C, and were the nl lies of Carthage. With the rise of Uonie came a struggle in which the Etruscans Etrus-cans were worsted, becoming virtually virtual-ly tributary In 301) H. C, to the more powerful Roman state. Exchange. |